This has a major impact on human health. Air pollution is recognised as the world’s largest environmental health risk causing over 400,000 premature deaths each year in the EU and 29,000 in the UK alone.

In theory, under EU law citizens in those Member States could go to court to demand that action is taken by national governments to clean our air. In reality, this is a difficult undertaking. Our Clean Air Handbook has been created to give people across Europe a straightforward, easy to use guide to EU air quality law.

Based on our knowledge and experience of advocating for healthy air and our legal case against the UK Government, the handbook provides an overview of the relevant aspects of EU law. It also offers practical tips on how they can be used to fight for clean air, including how to make a freedom of information request, whether you are a concerned citizen, an experienced campaigner or an environmental lawyer.